<p>PINELLAS PARK | A 54-year-old woman was arrested Friday after police found 17 malnourished cats in her apartment with no food or water.</p><p>Betty Darlene Dowell was staying at her sister's home in Clearwater when officers discovered the starving felines in 7265 53rd St., Apt. A., Pinellas Park police officers said.</p><p>Feces littered the floors, sinks, shelves, cabinets and bathtub. Dowell admitted to owning the cats and told police she returned to the apartment "every several days," officers said.</p><p>Dowell faces a misdemeanor charge of confinement of animals without sufficient food, water or exercise.</p>